"I'm still fighting through things" – Anthony Kim details his new 'sober' life after joining LIV Golf

Anthony Kim has opened up about his new 'sober' life after joining LIV Golf. Kim returned to golf after a long 12-year hiatus in March with LIV Golf. In a recent interview with Jerry Foltz and Su-Ann Heng, Kim talked about joining LIV Golf, his family, and many more.

After joining LIV Golf in an interview with David Feherty, Anthony Kim talked about his addictive personality and admitted that he needed help for a long time. In a recent interview, Su-Ann Heng asked her how he felt these days when he woke up. Kim said (via LIV Golf):

"Things are easier. I'm still fighting through things. There's hard days, there's easy days." (50:33- 50:41)

Kim said that on the hard days, he thinks about his lowest moments which gives him strength. He said that on the days when he's struggling, he doesn't lie to himself but admits it and chooses to do 'something productive'.

Kim further talked about how he watches his daughter Bella's videos to cope with the hard days. He said:

"When I have bad days now, I watch videos of my daughter. My wife has these little I don't know stories or reels or whatever it is and there's like 15 or 20 of them and I've memorized them. Cause I watch them all the time. I've been having a lot of rough golf days. So I'll watch them as I'm going to sleep because it gives me purpose." (51:11-51:38)

Kim has been rusty this year and hasn't been able to regain his past form. He also mentioned that his daughter doesn't care about his scores. Kim said he doesn't want her to feel that he's not in a good mood and wants her to see his best side.

Anthony Kim has had a disappointing 2024 season so far, mostly ending up at the bottom of the table in LIV Golf tournaments. His best performance came at LIV Golf Nashville where he tied for the 46th position.

He is currently positioned last i.e., 56th in the LIV Golf individual rankings.

Let's take a look at Anthony Kim's performances in LIV Golf tournaments this year:

• LIV Golf Jeddah: 53; 76-76-74, 226 (+16)
• LIV Golf Hong Kong: 50; 76-72-65, 213 (+3)
• LIV Golf Miami: 53; 76-81-80, 237 (+21)
• LIV Golf Adelaide: 54; 71-72-79, 222 (+6)
• LIV Golf Singapore: T52; 69-75-75, 219 (+6)
• LIV Golf Houston: T48; 73-76-71, 220 (+4)
• LIV Golf Nashville: T46; 74-68-71, 213 (E)
• LIV Golf Andalucía: T49; 73-72-82, 227 (+14)

Anthony Kim will be participating in the LIV Golf UK this week.

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A look at Anthony Kim's best performances before his Achilles injury

Anthony Kim has had four professional wins in his career. He won four titles, three of them coming on the PGA Tour. His first win came at the 2008 Wachovia Championship where he won by five strokes over Ben Curtis. He then won the 2008 AT&T National by two strokes over Freddie Jacobson. Lastly, he won the 2010 Shell Hoston Open in playoffs against Vaughn Taylor with a par on the first extra hole.

Let's take a look at Anthony Kim's best performances before his hiatus:

• 2008 Wachovia Championship: 1st (PGA Tour)
• 2010 Shell Houston Open: 1st (PGA Tour)
• 2008 AT&T National: 1st (PGA Tour)
• 2010 Masters Tournament: 3rd (Majors)
• 2010 The Honda Classic: 2nd (PGA Tour)
• 2008 Verizon Heritage: T2 (PGA Tour)
• 2009 Volvo World Match Play Championship: 2nd (DP World Tour)
• 2008 BMW Championship: T3 (PGA Tour)
• 2009 Mercedes-Benz Championship: T2 (PGA Tour)
• 2011 The 140th Open Championship: T5 (Majors)
• 2009 AT&T National: 3rd (PGA Tour)
• 2008 The Tour Championship: T3 (PGA Tour)
• 2007 Wachovia Championship: T5 (PGA Tour)
• 2011 Barclays Singapore Open: T3 (Asian Tour)
• 2008 137th Open Championship: T7 (Majors)
• 2009 RBC Canadian Open: T3 (PGA Tour)
• 2008 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic: T3 (PGA Tour)
• 2006 Valero Texas Open: T2 (PGA Tour)
• 2007 Zurich Classic of New Orleans: T3 (PGA Tour)
• 2007 Shell Houston Open: T5 (PGA Tour)
• 2007 Nissan Open: T9 (PGA Tour)
• 2010 Quail Hollow Championship: T7 (PGA Tour)
• 2009 U.S. Open Championship: T16 (Majors)
• 2011 Farmers Insurance Open: T6 (PGA Tour)
• 2009 WGC-HSBC Champions: T10 (World Golf Championships)
• 2008 The Barclays: T12 (PGA Tour)
• 2007 US Open Championship: T20 (Majors)
• 2008 Kolon-Hana Bank 51st Korea Open: T3 (AsianTour)
• 2008 Ballantines Championship: T5 (Asian Tour)